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  • Ne. Univ. v. Comm'r Revenue

    92 Mass. App. Ct. 1120 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 28, 2017

    Onex Communications Corp . v. Commissioner of Rev ., 457 Mass. 419 , 423 (2010), quoting from Attorney Gen . v. Commissioner of Ins ., 450 Mass. 311 , 319 (2008). … See Town Fair Tire Centers, Inc . v. Commissioner of Rev ., 454 Mass. 601 , 604-605 (2009). "[S]tatutory language, when clear and unambiguous, must be given its ordinary meaning." Bronstein v. Prudential Ins.

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  • Samuel Nichols, Inc. v. Molway

    25 Mass. App. Ct. 913 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 25, 1987

    See Des Rivieres v. Sullivan, 247 Mass. at 446-447 ; Elliott v. Kazajian, 255 Mass. 459, 462-463 (1926); Walsh v. Grant, 256 Mass. 555, 557 (1926); v. Bartlett v. Keith, 325 Mass. at 267-268 ; Lattuca v. … I agree to pay unto you a commission in accordance with the schedule of the Boston Real Estate Board.” Under the agreement, the broker did not need to be the predominating cause of the sale. See Julius Tofias & Co. v.

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  • Ryan v. Pepe

    65 Mass. App. Ct. 833 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 31, 2006

    Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 484 (1995). … See Brown v.

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  • Joseph Sinkiewicz v. Pierre Louis.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Nov 22, 2023

    See, e.g., Partlow v. … Commonwealth v. Brown, 479 Mass. 163, 168 n.3 (2018), quoting Commonwealth v. Domanski, 332 Mass. 66, 78 (1954). 8 The panelists are listed in order of seniority. 8

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  • Anzalone v. Strand

    14 Mass. App. Ct. 45 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 18, 1982

    See, e.g., Karlich v. Copelin, 265 Ark. 787 (1979); Halliburton v. Collier, 75 Ga. App. 316 (1947); Wiedeman v. Brown, 307 Ky. 231 (1948); Sprague v. Griffin, 22 App. Div. 223 (N.Y. App. 1897); Lyons v. … Sup. 1908); Wilcoxon v. Calloway, 67 N.C. 463 (1872); Tinsley v. Hearn, 136 Tenn. 586 (1916); Delforge v. McMurtry, 481 S.W.2d 396 (Tenn. App. 1972); Hoback v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Anderson

    24 Mass. App. Ct. 959 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Aug 4, 1987

    Commonwealth v. Brusgulis, 398 Mass. 325 , 326 n.1 (1986). … See Commonwealth v. Hine, 393 Mass. at 573 ; Commonwealth v. Cronk, 396 Mass. at 201 n.3.

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  • Commonwealth v. Dussault

    2 Mass. App. Ct. 321 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · May 30, 1974

    *323 having a mustache and wearing gold rimmed sunglasses, dark trousers and his shirt out, and the second about the same age, standing five feet eight inches and weighing 150 to 160 pounds, having a mustache and light brown … Kirby v. Illinois, 406 U. S. 682, 691 (1972). Neil v. Biggers, 409 U. S. 188, 198-199 (1972). Commonwealth v. Leaster, 362 Mass. 407, 411 (1972).” Commonwealth v. Lifsey, post 835 (1974).

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  • Perkins v. Rich

    11 Mass. App. Ct. 317 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Feb 4, 1981

    Brown, J. … See Michelson v. Aronson, 4 Mass. App. Ct. 182, 192-193 (1976); LaRose v. Campbell, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 840, 841 (1977); King v. Allen, 5 Mass. App. Ct. 868 (1977); O’Day v. Theran, 7 Mass. App.

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  • Guzman v. Pring-Wilson

    81 Mass. App. Ct. 430 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 13, 2012

    See Commonwealth v. … Relying principally on Brown v. Robishaw, 282 Conn. 628 (2007); Wegman v. Pratt, 219 Ill. App. 3d 883 (1991); and Niskanen v.

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  • Whittenberger v. Commercial Credit Corp.

    37 Mass. App. Ct. 303 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Sep 22, 1994

    Brown, J. The plaintiff, Dr. James L. Whittenberger, brought this action to quiet title to a parcel of registered land located at 52 Gun Club Lane, Weston. The defendant Commercial Credit Corp. … Oil Co. v. General Dynamics Corp., 14 Mass. App. Ct. 131, 134 (1982).

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  • Frizzell v. Wes Pine Millwork, Inc.

    4 Mass. App. Ct. 710 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Dec 22, 1976

    Hoffler v. Wheeler, 179 A.2d 909, 910-911 (D.C. Mun. App. 1962). Brown v. Tanner, 164 So.2d 848, 850-852 (Fla. App. 1964). See Application of Royal Bank of Canada, 33 F.R.D. 296, 301-302 (S.D.N.Y. 1963). … Welles v. Fish, 3 Pick. 74 , 76-78 (1826). Commonwealth v. Richards, 18 Pick. 434 , 437 (1837). Warren v. Nichols, 6 Met. 261 , 264 (1843). Yale v. Comstock, 112 Mass. 267, 268 (1873). Ibanez v.

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  • EAST LONGMEADOW REDEVELOPERS, LLC v. TOWN OF EAST LONGMEADOW & Others.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 8, 2025

    (board).2 The Fields Trust maintains that it has standing under G. … L. c. 240, § 14A, and meets all the requirements to intervene as of right, including that the town and the board did not adequately 1Planning board of East Longmeadow and the Fields at Chestnut Condominium

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  • Commonwealth v. Shea

    46 Mass. App. Ct. 196 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jan 21, 1999

    Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Indus., Inc. (Mass.), All Mass. 1, 8 (1998). There are two clauses from the statute which are implicated by the result reached by the sentencing judge. … See Commonwealth v.

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  • Commonwealth v. Hourican

    85 Mass. App. Ct. 408 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jun 4, 2014

    of Mass., Inc. v. … Board of Educ. v. Assessor of Worcester, 368 Mass. 511, 515-516 (1975). See Beverly Port Marina, Inc. v. Commissioner of the Dept. of Envtl. Protection, 84 Mass. App.

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  • 25 Greycliff LLC v. Maryanne West.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 21, 2025

    Brown v. Chicopee Fire Fighters Ass'n, Local 1710, IAFF, 408 Mass. 1003, 1004 n.4 (1990). challenges to the foreclosure deed; and (3) requiring West to submit typewritten pleadings if over two pages in length. … Kobrin v. Board of Registration in Med., 444 Mass. 837, 843 (2005).

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  • Donahue v. Draper

    22 Mass. App. Ct. 30 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 9, 1986

    Kavanaugh v. … It may be noted that Petersen had a doctoral degree in economics from Brown University, was an associate professor of economics at Boston College, and had served as chairman of the economics department there.

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  • Burlington Package Liquors, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission

    7 Mass. App. Ct. 186 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Mar 13, 1979

    On the authority of Olde Towne Liquor Store, Inc. v. … Duato v. Commissioner of Pub. Welfare, 359 Mass. 635, 641 (1971). See Glazier v. Andrews, 349 Mass. 417, 419 (1965); Fioravanti v. State Racing Commission, 6 Mass. App. Ct. 299, 304 (1978). 2.

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  • Commonwealth v. Michael J. Pina.

    Massachusetts Appeals Court · Apr 11, 2025

    See Commonwealth v. Brown, 51 Mass. App. Ct. 702, 710-711 (2001) (multiple lanes of traffic indicative of public way). … See Brown, supra at 706 (public way "routinely patrolled by the Massachusetts State police"). Most important, Onset Avenue has a post office.

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  • CBK Brook House I Ltd. Partnership v. Berlin

    64 Mass. App. Ct. 913 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Oct 3, 2005

    Barclay v. *915 DeVeau, 384 Mass. 676, 682 (1981). … The 39 Joy Street Condominium Assn. v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 426 Mass. 485, 487 (1998). See Podell v. Lahn, 38 Mass. App.

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  • Commonwealth v. Knapp

    61 Mass. App. Ct. 514 · Massachusetts Appeals Court · Jul 16, 2004

    Brown, J. After a jury-waived trial in the Superior Court, the defendant was found guilty on two indictments charging armed robbery while masked. … See generally Commonwealth v. Novicki, 324 Mass. 461, 464-465 (1949); Commonwealth v. Goldstein, 54 Mass. App.

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